Ecuador: protest of banana growers scheduled

Tholen - A group of banana growers, united in the agriculture centre of Machala in El Oro, will start with a strike today, demanding the correct payment of the official banana price of $ 3 per box. Also a demonstration will be held in front of the Central Bank of Ecuador (CBE). The protestors are demanding the leave of agriculture minister Pablo Rizzo - a move that would not make much sense at this point.